What
Makes An Ezine Worth Reading?
What makes your ezine hot stuff? With literally
thousands of ezines online today, how can yours
stand out or is it doomed to stay in the junk
mail folders??
The first thing to think about is,
what is your ezine about? Do you have a clue?
If you don't know then you can bet a million dollars
that your readers haven't the slightest idea what
you are talking about.
Define what your purpose is in the
first place.
Information, Advertising, Current
Events, Reviews.
The choice is yours and the possibilities
are endless..
One of the biggest mistakes I see
a lot of people do is to mirror another ezine.
We all have ezines that we love to read and learn
from but that doesn't mean that you need to duplicate
the exact same type of ezine. Many of us get sucked
into this online world completely forgetting our
original goals and end up just jumping on the
band wagon instead of being unique.
What works for one may not work
for you.
Don't get fooled into that "If
I can do it so you can you" Syndrome.
It is not just about copying and
pasting anymore...
> Put some flair into your words.
You don't have to sound like a robot. Develop
your own style of writing so that everyone knows
your style and will come to appreciate it even
more.
> You don't need to reveil your
entire life story but stories that are relevant
to the topics are great openers.
> If you use advertising in your
ezine, try to compliment the advertising according
to your topics. Targeted advertising means a more
increased chance of someone purchasing your products
and services.
> Ask and you shall find out.
Poll Your Readers and find out what
interests them. You may be surprised at the responses.
Publishers have to think in three ways.
As A Publisher
This is my name on this ezine. Do
I care what I publish or will I just keep this
ezine the same way? Do I care what my readers
think, will paid advertisers want to pay to advertise
with me?
Am I committed to helping people
through the power of email advertising or do I
just care of making a fast buck telling people
about every fly-by-night program that comes along?
As A Reader
What keeps you subscribed? Is it
because of the good information. Do you find yourself
waiting for another exciting issue to come out.
If the issue doesn't arrive do you contact the
publisher to find out if an issue is coming out.
Do you read the issue and feel you
have learned something new? Something that will
help make your life better, easier, more helpful?
As An Advertiser
If I want to advertise in this ezine,
why should I? Is it because of the low prices
or is it because the ezine has a responsive list
of people who WANT to read what the publisher
has to say. If the publisher doesn't care what
they put in their ezine, then why should I bother
pulling out my credit card?
Many publishers new and old all
go through this problem. That is when you need
to sit down and view yourself from those three
perspectives and then you can understand where
you, your ezine, and your reputation is headed.
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